摘要:
An optical head and an optical recorder with which data can be recorded/reproduced onto/from a conventional CD-R without a problem and, further, data can be recorded/reproduced onto/from an optical recording medium of DVD standard which meets the requirements of the high recording density by employing a semiconductor laser beam which has a relatively longer wavelength than the track pitch of the optical recording medium and the optical super-resolution technique. Moreover, since a semiconductor laser beam which has a relatively longer wavelength than the track pitch of the optical recording medium can be employed by the optical head and the optical recorder, the limitation of the high density recording can be broken through and the optical pickup device and the optical recorder can record/reproduce data of the high recording density at a low cost and with the high reliability and can meet the requirements of the much higher recording density in future.
摘要:
In a method and an apparatus for aberration correction according to the invention, aberration occurring in recording/reproducing information derived from causes such as thickness variation of a substrate, a tilt, a focus error and a tracking error is detected, and the aberration is corrected by correcting these causes.
摘要:
A photodiode detection circuit is used to automatically identify a type of photodiode circuit connected to it (34, 35). The photodiode circuit comprises at least a photodiode. Once the type of photodiode circuit has been identified by applying a current to it (44) and evaluating a voltage occuring at an input of the detection circuit (45) the photodetection circuit adapts itself to it, e.g. a reverse biasing voltage is / isn't applied (48) to the photodiode of the photodiode circuit. The result is a photodiode detection circuit which uses a forward or a reversed biased photodiode. The photodiode detection circuit is now in a state to measure light falling on the photodiode. The detection circuit may be part of a light intensity monitoring and controlling circuit which allows to regulate the intensity of a laser beam in an optical disk reading / recording device.
摘要:
In an optical device such as an optical pickup or the like, the number of optical assemblies may be reduced, an alignment required when the optical assemblies are disposed may be simplified, the whole of the device may be simplified and miniaturized, a tracking signal such as a tracking error signal or the like may be stably obtained relative to optical recording media having various pit depths, and the optical device may be manufactured with ease by the semiconductor process. An optical device (10) includes an irradiated portion (2) formed of an optical recording medium in which a pit (P) is formed on a reflection surface, a semiconductor unit (7) in which a semiconductor laser (LD), a semiconductor structure (4) and a photo-detection element (PD) are formed on the same semiconductor substrate (1), and a converging means (3) for converging a light (LF) emitted from the semiconductor laser (LD) and irradiating the same on the irradiated portion (2) and further converging a returned light (LR) reflected from the irradiated portion (2). The semiconductor structure (4) is formed near the confocal of the converging means (3) and includes at least three reflection surfaces (M 1 , M 2 , M 3 ). The photo-detection element (PD) includes a first detection element (PD R ) for receiving a returned light LR reflected on the second reflection surface (M2) and a second detection element (PD L ) for receiving the returned light (LR) reflected on the third reflection surface (M3), wherein a first detection signal which results from detecting a diffracted light from one pit edge of the pit (P) by the first detection element (PD R ) and a second detection signal which results from detecting the diffracted light from one pit edge of the pit by the second detection element (PD L ) are obtained, and the first and second detection signals are computed to generate a tracking error signal (TE).
摘要:
Disclosed is an optical head, which has: a light-generating means which emits linearly polarized light; a lens which converges the light emitted from the light-generating means on a medium; a light-detecting means which receives the light reflected on the medium; a quarter-wave plate which is disposed between the light-generating means and the lens and rotates by pi /2 radian a polarization direction of the linearly polarized light when going and returning through the quarter-wave plate; a polarizing diffractive element which is disposed between the light-generating means and the quarter-wave plate, the polarizing diffractive element transmitting the light travelling from the light-generating means to the quarter-wave plate and diffracting the light travelling from the quarter-wave plate to the light-generating means by using a difference in polarization direction; and a polarizing beam splitter which is disposed among the light-generating means, the light-detecting means and the polarizing diffractive element, the polarizing beam splitter directing the light from the light-generating means to the polarizing diffractive element and directing the light from the polarizing diffractive element to the light-detecting means by using a difference in polarization direction; wherein the light-detecting means receives the light diffracted by the polarizing diffractive element and the light transmitted through the polarizing diffractive element.
摘要:
Light from a semiconductor laser is converged by an objective lens onto an optical disk, and return light thereof is directed to a light receiving element by a three-division hologram element. The light receiving element includes a two-division main light receiving region for detecting a focus error signal and sub light receiving regions respectively provided on both sides of the main light receiving region for compensating the focus error signal. Based on output signals of the above main and sub light receiving regions, a focus error signal is detected. Note that it is arranged that the sub light receiving regions receive the return light from the optical disk and hence output signals only when the objective lens defocuses being positioned outside a dynamic range. Therefore, with the use of outputs of the sub light receiving regions, the focus error signal is quickily converged to 0, when the objective lens is positioned outside the dynamic range. As a result, even during a focus servo with respect to a multilayer optical disk wherein recording layers are provided at small intervals, it is possible to obtain an accurate focalizing position of the objective lens since respective focus error signals, obtained with respect to each recording layer, do not interfere each other.